TUESDAY'S SCORES
@#4 Louisville 91,
UT Martin 56
Kent State 65,
@Eastern Kentucky 57
Bradley 67,
@Eastern Illinois 52
Austin Peay 53, @Northern Kentucky
@Western Illinois 87,
Southeast Missouri 59
LOUISVILLE 91, UT MARTIN 56
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team took on the No. 4 ranked Louisville Cardinals on Tuesday night, ultimately falling 91-56 at the KFC Yum! Center.
The Skyhawks (3-5) dropped their second consecutive contest after proving to be no match to the size and athleticism of the Cardinals. UT Martin would struggle to shoot just 32.8 percent from the field in the contest while being forced into 22 turnovers.
UT Martin was led in scoring by freshman Chelsey Perry with 15 points and seven rebounds in the contest. Reigning OVC Co-Player of the Week Kendall Spray wasn’t far behind with 14 points while junior Myah Taylor rounded out the Skyhawks in double figures with 13 points off the bench.
Louisville (9-0) remained undefeated with yet another impressive showing on both sides of the ball. The Cardinals would shoot 52 percent from the floor while posting a commanding rebound advantage and 44 points in the paint to go along with 35 points off turnovers. Overall, Louisville would place five players in double figures led by Myisha Hines-Allen with 16 points and eight rebounds while Jazmine Jones (14), Asia Durr (14), Sydney Zambrotta (13) and Arica Carter (10) filled out the stat sheet.
UT Martin will return to action on Thursday, Dec. 7 when playing host to Rhodes College. Tipoff for the Skyhawks’ annual “Kids Game” is scheduled for 11 a.m.
KENT STATE 65, EASTERN KENTUCKY 57
RICHMOND, Ky. - The Eastern Kentucky University women’s basketball fell in overtime to the Kent State Golden Flashes, 65-57, Tuesday night at McBrayer Arena.
The Colonels (2-5, 0-0 OVC) gave up an 11-3 run that lasted the entire overtime period. A three by Bria Bass brought EKU within six, 63-57, but it is as close the Colonels would come in the extra period.
Abby Wright paced the Colonels with 19 points, one away from her career-high she recorded last game against Ohio. In addition, she finished tied on the team with three assists. A’Queen Hayes recorded her seventh-straight game in double-figures, adding 16 points and pulling down a team-high seven rebounds. Shay Solomon rounded out EKU players in double-figures, contributing 12.
EKU held a five-point lead, 52-47, with 46 seconds left in the game. Kent State took advantage of four-straight missed free-throws by EKU to get within one, 52-51, with just 26 ticks remaining. Hayes, who missed two free throws seconds earlier, calmly sank both to give EKU a three point advantage. However, with just seven seconds remaining in regulation, Naddiyah Cross drilled a three to send the game to overtime.
Kent State (6-3, 0-0 MAC) was led in scoring by Cross, who had 19 points. Jordan Korinek, who came into the contest averaging over 20 points per game, was held to just 10 points, tying her lowest scoring total of the season.
The Colonels found themselves down three, 32-29, in the third quarter when back-to-back triples from Hayes and Wright gave EKU its first lead in over 11 minutes. From there, Eastern capped a 10-0 run when Wright grabbed an offensive rebound, drew the foul, and calmly sank two free-throws to put the home team up 39-32. A Kasey Toles three stopped the run, but back-to-back layups by Hayes finished a 14-3 run to end the quarter.
Eastern Kentucky shot 36 percent from the field, and just 60 percent (9-for-15) from the free throw line. KSU hit on 41 percent if its shots and out-rebounded EKU by 14, 45-31. The Golden Flashes turned 15 offensive rebounds into 15 second chance points.
The Colonels return to action on Saturday, when they travel to take on George Mason. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
BRADLEY 67, EASTERN ILLINOIS 52
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Bradley opened with a 13-0 run on Tuesday night holding Eastern Illinois without a field goal for nearly the first five minutes of the game as the Braves picked up a 67-52 win over the Panthers at Lantz Arena.
EIU fell to 1-6 on the season and will play on Friday night at Fort Wayne. Bradley improved to 5-3.
Chelsea Brackmann, Anneke Schlueter and Danielle Brewer knocked down early 3-pointers for the Braves with Brackmann sinking a second 3-pointer with 5:56 to play in the opening quarter to give Bradley a commanding 13-0 lead.
Grace Lennox would finally put EIU on the board at the 5:07 mark with a driving lay-up. Lennox would finish with 19 points for EIU but on a 8-for-26 shooting night. As a team EIU would finish the game shooting 27 percent (20-of-74).
After the teams traded baskets Bradley went up by 14 points on a 3-pointer by Jailynn Lawson with 1:37 to play in the quarter. Bradley would lead 20-7 after the first quarter. For the night Bradley was 8-of-23 from 3-point range. Brewer was one of two Braves in double figures hitting 3-of-6 from 3-point range to finish with 13 points.
EIU would play nearly even with Bradley the remainder of the game as the Panthers stepped up their defense. After allowing Bradley to shoot 47 percent in the opening quarter, the Braves finished at 35 percent. The Panthers forced Bradley into 20 turnovers. Danielle Berry had five of EIU’s 11 steals on the evening.
Three Bradley players finished with eight rebounds as the Braves posted a 60-35 rebound margin. Schlueter had a team high 18 points and eight rebounds for Bradley.
Jennifer Nehls had seven rebounds for EIU and Jalisha Smith provided six points and six rebounds off the bench.
WESTERN ILLINOIS 87, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 59
MACOMB, Ill. - Southeast Missouri fell at Western Illinois, 87-59, on Tuesday night. With the loss the Redhawks fell to 4-5 on the season.
Adrianna Murphy led the Redhawks with 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals. She went 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. Iyanna McCurdy added 10 points and five rebounds.
Southeast Missouri continues its road swing on Thursday as it travels to Ball State.
AUSTIN PEAY 53, NORTHERN KENTUCKY 52
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Austin Peay defeated Northern Kentucky, 53-52, for its seventh straight win. The Governors improved to 7-1 on the season. APSU is just one of 17 programs in the nation with at lease a seven-game winning streak.
Falon Baker led the Govs with 16 points, hitting four three-pointers in the win. Keisha Gregory added 15 points, including making all three of her free throw attempts. Brianne Alexander brought down a team-high eight boards
Austin Peay returns home to host Western Illinois on Saturday.